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Huge ski resort underway near Jordanelle Reservoir

By John Rogers A New York-based developer, best known for its multiple upscale residential properties on Billionaire’s Row along the south side of New York City’s Central Park and in the posh Two Bridges neighborhood of Manhattan, has announced plans for a massive new ski resort…

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Aug 19

Miller: Don't yet know what inland port will look like

By Brice Wallace What will the Utah Inland Port look like? The short answer is that nobody knows, not even the chairman of the Utah Inland Port Authority board. Speaking recently at a Salt Lake Rotary luncheon, Derek Miller acknowledged that lots of study still needs to take…

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Sandy Area Chamber absorbs Draper & Riverton, takes on new name

It’s sort of been that way for a while, but the Sandy Area Chamber made it official last week, absorbing the Draper and Riverton areas and changing its name. The new entity will be called the South Valley Chamber, with new offices located at the Mountain America Center in the…

Romney set to address group of area chambers

United States Sen. Mitt Romney will address a meeting of businesspeople as part of the Wasatch Business Series on Aug. 21. The Millcreek Business Council will host the luncheon meeting at Golden Customer Care, 3902 S. State St. in Millcreek. Romney will provide a legislative…

Incentive will bring 289 new high-paying jobs to Price electronics firm

By Brice Wallace A Price-based electrical power equipment company will expand in that city, adding 289 high-paying jobs over the next few years. Intermountain Electronics Inc. made the announcement after being approved for a state tax credit incentive by the Governor’s Office of…

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Computer Science education plan released

Talent Ready Utah, the state program tasked with enhancing education to better provide industry with trained employees, has released its Utah Computer Science Master Plan, a four-year plan designed to meet Gov. Gary Herbert’s goal to ensure every public K-12 student in Utah has…

Stoddard to lead VCO

VentureCapital.org (VCO), a nonprofit venture accelerator based in Salt Lake City, has named Brandon Stoddard as CEO, succeeding co-founder Brad Bertoch, who is retiring, in the position. Stoddard is also the director of the Weber State University Hall Global Entrepreneurship…

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 8-19-19

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: SkyWest SkyWest Inc., based in St. George, reported net income of $88 million, or $1.71 per share, for the second quarter ended June 30. That compares with $76 million, or $1.43 per share, for…

Legal Matters: What you should know about ‘sandbagging’ in M&A transactions

By Thomas R. Taylor The term “sandbagging” is commonly used in merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions. The term refers to a practice often employed by buyers to claim a breach of a seller representation or warranty (rep or warranty) in the transaction agreement and seek…

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Succeeding in Your Business: A laughing jury never convicts - Part 2

By Cliff Ennico These days, we live in a world of infotainment, marketainment and edutainment. It isn’t enough anymore to just give out information. Your listeners need to have their emotions manipulated — to laugh, cry or get angry — even though you’re talking about recent…

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Industry Briefs 8-19-19

Industry Briefs are provided as a free service to our readers. Company news information may be sent to brice@slenterprise.com. The submission deadline is one week before publication. ASSOCIATIONS • The Salt Lake Chamber has announced Jacey Skinner as its general counsel and vice…